The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-04

q. Ferguson has material on the ground
for building 27sAO fee: i'll size on the
lot between his present store building
and Philips & s;nivc!v's hardware.
Work ON the building win be commence
ed at once and when completed will bc
occupied as u furniture store and har-
ness shop.
Road Overscer Fred Wi!lor. with
a force of workmen has been doing eS-
cellcnt work on the roads herca:,outs
during the week. The road west CT
town has been materially improved by
widenlng, new culvcrts have been put
in where needed and it may now be
said that the roads to Hot Springs are
in prime condition. Let the good
work 50 on.
DIR. Stewart will soon commence the
erection of a commodious residence on
the plateau in tllcwcstcrn part OF town.
1t will be 2Gx30 feet in size, two stcrics
in height. OF the Gothic style of arohi-
lecture. and when completed will be
one Of the hanlsomcst and most con-
vanient residences in the city. 1t is
proposed TO have it enclosed and
ready for the plastercrs this fall.
Mrs. Gcrmond and daughter Sadie,
very relnctantly departed for their
home in Fond Du Lac, Wis, or Mon
day, after spending a very enjoyable
summer with w. U. Gcrmond ON his
ranch north of town. They were COM
pletely infatuated with the climate,
scenery ard other attractions of Hot
Springs and The Black Hills generally,
and will probably return in th spring
to become permanent residents.
We publish III this issue of the STAR
an interesting conimnnicat;on from
Acorn of Bradley Nat. Aeon
writes in a spicy. eiltertaiiliag sty,a
and we hope to receive Il weekly batch
OF ,eighhcyhona ney;s and comments
from this sosrcc. There are cil.ar
portions vi otlr county ;'.at Should be
represented weekly il, The columns o.s
,l,a STAR and we will gladly publish
ANYTHING of lcca! or general interest
that max be sent iii.
Mr.. Emory Carl; was the first to
respond to our Frantic appeal for wood,
for wiici, lie will please accept Cur
sincere and undivided sincere
because we We're depending OH our
neig!lpc.s for fuel. and undivided be-
camse he is the only Ole who has COM
p!icd with our request. Four or live
more Loads will bc yc.y acceptable
fsom i-liilquentS. \ Grass On the
margin of yoar paper viii indicate
that Your subscription has expired.
kindly call a.i.l scttle.
The following composs.la jolly tally
no party OF cNcursionists to M.nnkihta
Falls on Saturday last: MIR. Samuel
sS..ration. MIR. and Mrs. B,azilie DIR.
aad Mrs. Corey. Mrs. Nicholas. Mrs.
Kinds. Miss Lewis. Col. and Mrs.
collars and Il. Valentine. They were
of course. enchanted with the scenery
along the route and are unanimous in
the opinion that it is one of the most
delightful drives 10 !c found anywhere.
These excursions will! doubtless he OF
daily occtlrancc next season.
Mr.. u. q. Dawson. cf Buffalo Gap.
has opened II meat market in thc s:ev
building on First street. adjoining
Longs Laundry. and will Keep The
finest quality of fresh and sal. meats.
sausagcs. etc. always lii stock. which
he proposes to sell at the lowest livin.
rates. The neatness of MIR. DAWSON 5
shop is ample evidence that he is no
new handat the business. We bcsreal,
for him /, liberal share OF The patron
age. Read his I'D. i'll another column
1t must be that Judge Thomas has
| improved wonderfully since he held
court in this county. The bracin.
climate of the Black Hills Is evidently
having a beneficial effect upon him
! According the journal he is dispatch.
ing business with much alaclity ~,
there. 1t says: Judge Thomas assess.
ed himself yesterday with an alacrity
that speaks well for his intention tc
deal impartially with laggards. In
his mind nine o clock a. m. means nine
o'clock in the forenoon, and nc otliei
| hour
III. A. GODDARD will tender his re.
signation as sheriff of Fail River
county to the county commissioners Il,
their meeting on the 18th instant
! to accept the more Lucrative
position a. foreman of the keyston,
Land and Cattle company. Mr.. God
ards resignation will he regretted 10y
his many friends as he has made an
attentive and efficient officer. alway.
discharging the duties of his otfce tt
to the entire satisfaction of his consti.
tucnts. Residents of Hot Springs will
be sorry to lose Mr.. and Mrs. (;odard
from their midst. They are preparing
to move TO the ranch at Slate Springs
where they will reside in the future
Considerable speculation is intl,ilgea ii
regarding MIR. Godard's probable sac,
cessor. Fred T. Nillor and sam N
Moses are said to be desirin.s of tn,
appointment. either of whom woult
make and excellent officer and mec
with the approval of voters of tbs
county.
Frank Benton. deputy sheriff ot
Johnson county. Wvo.. arrived at tn,
Springs the first of the week with re
Yuisitiun for L. n. Wilson. who wa
arrested by Sheriff GODDARD few day
ago on a charge of horse stealing
alleged to have been committed i,
johnson county, Wyo. 1t is probable
however. that he will prove himself in
nocent of the charge. as he has hereto
fore borne a good reputation and tell
a very plausible story OF his trans
actions He states that liz sold th